Hose-holder.



No. 796,955. vPATENTED AUG. 8, 1905. A. G. BURTON. HOSE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED DBO.22, 1904.

ATTORNEYS ANDREW a. (mum: 00., Phuvo-Llmucmvuzas,MASumuYON. 11c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HOSE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1905.

Application filed December 22, 1904. Serial No. 237,927.

To all whom zltvnay concern:

Be it known that LALFRED G. BURTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Denver, in the. county of Denver and State of Colorado, havemade certain new and useful Improvements in Hose-Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in hoseholders, especially designed forholding hose in use for sprinkling lawns and the like; and the inventionconsists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts, aswill be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of the invention as inuse before the points of the legs have been forced into the ground. Fig.2 is a detail section drawn through the ball, the socket, and the clampingscrew; and Fig. 3 shows one of the legs riveted to the socketinstead of being screwed into connection therewith, as shown in Figs. 1and 2.

As shown, the device comprises the ball A, having theupwardly-projecting neck B curved in its upper side at B to receive thebase of the clasp O, the socket D receiving the ball A, the clamp E forholding the ball in the socket, and the legs F.

The socket D has connected with it the upper ends of the legs F. Thismay preferably be effected by providing the socket on its under sidewith the diverging bosses Gr, having threaded sockets g, into which theupper ends of the legs F are screwed. These legs F diverge toward theirlower ends and are deflected at F, near their lower ends, providing thedownwardly projecting vertical portions f, pointed at their lower endsand adapted to facilitate the forcing of the legs into the ground.

' In Fig. 3 I show one of the legs riveted at its upper end to thesocket, and this may be employed when desired; but the constructionshown in Figs. 1 and 2 is preferredfor convenience, especially as itpermits the ready removal and application of the legs whenever desired.

At its upper end the socket D is provided at one side with theupwardly-projecting claw H, which overhangs the ball A, and at itsopposite side with the upwardly-projecting lug I, which receives nearits upper end the clamping-screw E, by which the ball may be held in iany desired adjustment, the claw H and the lug I being so arranged as tohold the ball in the socket and prevent its detachment. This may beeffected by bending the claw H in slightly after the ball has beeninserted in the socket. This construction operates to retain the ball inthe socket and permits its convenient adjustment to any desired positionand its being clamped firmly in such position.

At the upper end of the neck B, I provide a saddle b, curved in itsupper side at B to receive the base of the clasp O, which latter isshown as secured by the screw O.

The construction is simple, can be easily applied, and will be foundefficient in use.

By bending the points of the tripod so they extend parallel to eachother and may be forced straight into the ground it is found in practicethat but light pressure is required to force the points into the groundand that the holder will not turn over, no matter how heavy the force ofthe water.

' In the construction shown in Fig. 8 the projecting diverging bossesreceive the upper shouldered ends of the legs and are tapered towardtheir upper ends and countersunk at such ends, with the legs rivetedtherein, as shown. The same bosses can therefore be used either forscrewing the legs in place or for riveting them, as may be preferred.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The improvement in hose-holders herein described, comprising thesocket provided on its under side with the diverging bosses, havingthreaded sockets and having at its upper end at one side theupwardly-projecting claw and at its opposite side theupwardly-projecting lug, and the clamping screw operating therein, theball held in the socket and retained by the claw and lug, and adapted tobe clamped in dili'erent adjustments by the screw, said ball having theupwardly-projecting neck provided at its upper end with the saddlecurved in its upper side to receive the base of the clasp, the claspfitted and held at its base in said curved seat of the saddle, and thelegs screwed at their upper ends into the diverging bosses of thesocket, said legs diverging toward their lower ends and having at saidends the parallel vertical portions adapted to enter the groundstraight, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a hose-holder, the combination of the ball provided With means forholding the hose, the socket receiving said ball, and provided at itsunder side With the diverging bosses having sockets, and the legssecured in said sockets and provided at their lower ends with theparallel portions extending vertically and adapted to enter the groundstraight,sulostan tiall y as set forth.

ALFRED G. BURTON. Witnesses:

H. BYRD NoRTHRoP, E. L. SHERWIN.

